Understanding asthma phenotypes, endotypes, and mechanisms of disease

ME Kuruvilla, FEH Lee, GB Lee - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2019 - Springer
The model of asthma as a single entity has now been replaced by a much more complex
biological network of distinct and interrelating inflammatory pathways. The term asthma is …

[HTML][HTML] Type 2 inflammation in asthma and other airway diseases

J Maspero, Y Adir, M Al-Ahmad… - ERJ open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic inflammatory airway diseases, including asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, eosinophilic
COPD and allergic rhinitis are a global health concern. Despite the coexistence of these …

COVID-19–related genes in sputum cells in asthma. Relationship to demographic features and corticosteroids

MC Peters, S Sajuthi, P Deford… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), and …

SARS-CoV-2 infection of airway cells causes intense viral and cell shedding, two spreading mechanisms affected by IL-13

CB Morrison, CE Edwards, KM Shaffer… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Muco-obstructive lung diseases are typically associated with high risks of COVID-19
severity; however, allergic asthma showed reduced susceptibility. To investigate viral …

Acoustic microbubble propulsion, train-like assembly and cargo transport

J Janiak, Y Li, Y Ferry, AA Doinikov, D Ahmed - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Achieving controlled mobility of microparticles in viscous fluids can become pivotal in
biologics, biotechniques, and biomedical applications. The self-assembly, trapping, and …

Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

EM Dunican, BM Elicker, DS Gierada… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND. The link between mucus plugs and airflow obstruction has not been
established in chronic severe asthma, and the role of eosinophils and their products in …

Respiratory syncytial virus: infection, detection, and new options for prevention and treatment

C Griffiths, SJ Drews, DJ Marchant - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a significant cause of hospitalization of children
in North America and one of the leading causes of death of infants less than 1 year of age …

Type 2 inflammation in asthma—present in most, absent in many

JV Fahy - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Asthma is one of the most common chronic immunological diseases in humans, affecting
people from childhood to old age. Progress in treating asthma has been relatively slow and …

Associations between inflammatory endotypes and clinical presentations in chronic rhinosinusitis

WW Stevens, AT Peters, BK Tan, AI Klingler… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by
mucosal inflammation in the nose and paranasal sinuses. Inflammation in CRS is also …

Eosinophilic and noneosinophilic asthma

TF Carr, AA Zeki, M Kraft - … journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
The term “eosinophilic” asthma (EA) generally refers to the clinical inflammatory phenotype
of asthma wherein a significant number of sputum, airway, and/or blood eosinophils are …